Employment Discrimination Law, Fourth Edition, with 2010 Cumulative Supplement

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The premier treatise on the law of discrimination in the workplace.

For more than 30 years, Employment Discrimination Law has retained its unparalleled reputation as the definitive treatise in this complex area of law. Legal specialists in every type of practice give you a balanced presentation of the labor and employment issues surrounding discrimination in the workplace.

The Fourth Edition with the 2010 Cumulative Supplement offers you the most comprehensive coverage and unbiased analysis of employment discrimination law available anywhere. Edited by experts from the plaintiff, union, and management sides of the bar, this treatise includes:

Chapters on the law of sexual harassment and sexual orientation
Expansive coverage of disability law and the EEOC and OFCCP compliance process
Thousands of cases with pinpoint citations and explanatory parentheticals
Expanded coverage of compensation discrimination under Title VII rather than only the Equal Pay Act
A discussion of alternative dispute resolution covering the burgeoning law pertaining to employee arbitration agreements

Supplement Information

The 2010 Cumulative Supplement covers the latest issues in employment discrimination law, including discussion of:

The Supreme Court’s decision in Lewis v. City of Chicago on the timely filing of charges
The Ninth Circuit decision in Fleming v. Yuma Regional Medical Services, LLC, permitting an independent contractor to pursue a claim for discrimination on the basis of disability under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Additional decisions regarding whether an arbitration clause in individual contracts and collective bargaining agreements provides an exclusive remedy for employment discrimination, including the Tenth Circuit’s decision in Carmona v. Southwest Airlines
The Supreme Court’s decision in Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee holding that § 1983 provides an additional avenue for challenging sex discrimination in an academic setting in addition to Title IX
The continuing split in the courts of appeal over class actions seeking damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1992, including the Third Circuit decision in Holder v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Decisions attempting to define the Ledbetter Act’s language “compensation decision or other practice,” including Mikula v. Allegheny County and Schuler v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC
The Supreme Court’s most recent decision on the issue of fee enhancements in Perdue v. Kenny A.